Nuclear War : What's In It For You?

by Ground Zero

Spectacular! Vintage 1983 like new paperback, showing only a little creasing from reading, clean, fresh, no markings brand new condition inside and binding. Mexico. We appreciate your business and welcome any questions

Genres: Politics, War

272 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1982

Reviews

[P · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some really atrocious dumbing-down of science, and they also neglect to mention Israel, South Africa, India and Pakistan in the intro section about who has the bomb, which on re-reading is still incorrect, but less so (they're speaking of who had one as of the NPT signing, not as of the book's writing, which still left out Israel and India never signed, specifically because they wanted a bomb. They publicly said so as a reason.)

Really more valuable as a recapitulation of Cold War History from the point of view of a kind-of-plugged-in audience around the time I was born. Which, it's not like that was the point, but hey, $1 books on the rack at the used book store, you usually get what you pay for. Quality title and cover though.

[Caley Brennan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Is this a dated and scaremongering book about nuclear war? Yes. Is it a fascinating look at perspectives during the Cold War and highly informative about nuclear weapons and arms races in general? Also yes.

[Rick · Rating 4 out of 5]

A time capsule of 1982 ..quite interesting, particularly if you lived through the time.

[Kevin Booker · Rating 2 out of 5]

It’s not that it was bad, just so much of it is irrelevant with changes since 1982

[Luke Brown · Rating 4 out of 5]

Picked it up from a thrift store because the sarcasm on both covers just had me. Pretty informative in both concepts of nuclear warfare and technology and US perspectives in late Cold War timeframe.

[Joao Azevedo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nuclear War - What's in it for you? was conceived and written by Ground Zero (which defined itself as "a non-partisan, educational Project producing materials and programs responsive to the concerns of the American people regarding nuclear war."). The first part of the book contains information about the arms race, the immense destructive power of nuclear weapons and the consequences of a nuclear war between the United States and the USSR. The second part has to do with the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty negotiations, Ronald Reagan's Star Wars initiative, nuclear arms proliferation (Brazil was listed as a "Might Try" [to build nuclear weapons] country) and political action from the American people to decrease the risk of war. Today the possibility of a nuclear holocaust appears to be much smaller than it was 30 or 40 years ago and most of the book is dated. However, the fact remains that mankind still has the power to anihilate itself, possibly taking together most of the life on Earth.

[Brian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Book on what the affects of nuclear exchange would be like globally written in the 80's during the cold war. This one will be hard to find... but is an interesting look into the mindset of the time. This is the book that first got me interested in politics.

[chucklesthescot · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this when I was twelve and was fascinated and horrified by it in equal measures. I gave the book away years later and always regretted it so I decided to get it and read it again. Review will follow.

[Steve Ririe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Every American should not only have this book in their library but they should read it to understand the threats we face daily. Very important book.